Eric Malone

Originally from SW Ohio, Eric joined the United States Navy after completing high school in 2001. Upon completion of his enlistment, Eric worked as a Commercial Diver for many State and Federal projects from Charleston, South Carolina to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In 2011 decided to attend college initially as a History major but a course in Food and Agriculture changed the direction of his studies and he ultimately graduated with a Bachelors in Botany minoring in Horticulture from Miami University. Soon after, Eric obtained a position with the USDA as a commodity grader with AMS working in Moscow, Idaho followed by another assignment in Tracy, California as an Olive inspector. Now working with the Organic Agricultural community, Eric is happy to represent the producers as they deserve to be, as an Inspector with QCS. While not working Eric enjoys camping, hiking with his dog Olive, fly fishing, as well as finding and identifying native wildflowers and tree species for propagation and dispersal purposes